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City roads a death trap for them
Statistics compiled by the Road Accident Analysis Cell of the Chandigarh traffic police points towards the rising number of pedestrians getting killed on the roads thus raising a concern over having dedicated pathways for the pedestrians. While the cyclists have a higher probability to get killed at the intersections, the pedestrians are more vulnerable of getting hit while crossing the road. Police officials blame it on the congestion on the roads due to the growing number of vehicles, careless and reckless driving and pedestrians crossing the roads carelessly. Sachin Sharma, chairman of the Youth Innovative Association (YIS), said there was a need to have dedicated pathways for the pedestrians in different parts of the city. “Well connected pathways across the city to provide safe passage to the pedestrians can help in curbing accidents”, Sharma said. Manipal Singh Atwal, a city-based lawyer, said the police should ensure that the cyclists drive on the cycle tracks. “The MC should also ensure that the cycle tracks are well maintained to give a smooth ride to the cyclists”, he added. Maneesh Chaudhary, SSP (Traffic), said the fatality rate of the pedestrians dying in road accidents was alarming following which the Police Department had sent proposals to the UT Engineering Department for constructing foot-overbridgesat different points that had heavy flow of traffic. “We have also suggested underpasses for the pedestrians, however, all the proposals are gathering dust with the Engineering Department”, Chaudhary added. The traffic police with an aim to clamp down the accidents involving pedestrians have also introduced pelican crossing at Sukhna Lake, opposite to the Rock Garden. The SSP (Traffic) further said that the commuters also needed to understand that the pedestrians and cyclists should be given way to cross the road that could also help in curbing accidents.
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Fire breaks out at Nector Life office
Chandigarh, September 27 After receiving an emergency-call at 8.02 am, three fire tenders were rushed to the spot from the fire station house of Sector 17 and Sector 11. After 25 minutes, firefighters controlled the situation so that the damages could be assessed. ML Sharma, Station Fire Officer, said “We received a call from an office employee and soon three fire tenders were rushed to the spot. The firefighters managed to control the fire quickly. In the preliminary investigation, shot circuit has been reported as the cause of the fire” said Sharma. As many as 200 employees are in the accounts and marketing sections of the company, at the branch in Sector 9. Sandeep
Goyal, vice-president (finance) of the company, said, “One of our employees, who opens the office in the morning, reported that after he turned on a switch there was a spark in the wire system, and due to short circuit the fire broke out. We are yet to make an estimate of the total loss” said Goyal.
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Red-corner notice against ‘missing’ P’kula financier
Chandigarh, September 27 Thereafter, taking cognizance of the allegations levelled by Vikram Singh in a petition filed in the High Court, the Chandigarh Police had marked a probe in the matter. Vikram Singh had gone missing on November 1, 2013, after selling his high-end cars and property in Panchkula. It is said that several police officials of Chandigarh and Panchkula had reportedly invested a huge amount in his money lending business. Police sources said that photographs of Vikram Singh had been circulated at all airports and his family members were under close watch. Investor cops trying hard to locate him Hoping to get back their money, several Panchkula and Chandigarh policemen, who had reportedly invested huge sum of money in Vikram Singh’s “money-lending business”, are working hard to locate him at the earliest. From service station attendant to multi-millionaire A decade ago, Vikram was employed as an attendant at a scooter service station in Sector 16, Panchkula, and from there he entered the world of finance and became a multi-millionaire. He came in contact with traders and police officials, and started running a business. He reportedly invested money of influential persons in his business venture.
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SwacHh Bharat Mission Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 27 Despite being a holiday, the staff at the Deputy Commissioner’s office and Estate Office were asked to clear the office space which had been used to store unwanted material and old office records. Besides the old records, dumped furniture and old computers were also disposed of. DC Mohammed Shayin said the cleaning drive was a part of the in-house campaign under the Swachh Bharat campaign. A special drive to remove waste material was launched at the Estate Office in Sector 17, Chandigarh, on Saturday. Tribune Photo: Manoj Mahajan
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PGI staff pick up broom
Chandigarh, September 27 Professor Chawla addressed the gathering and said, “This activity is not one time but a continuous exercise.” The cleaning demonstration was carried out by the Director at various places in the institute, including research blocks and different centres. This was done to apprise the staff, patients and their attendants to keep their surroundings clean. The Director and staff of the PGI took oath that they would maintain and sustain this activity. A cleanliness drive has been started in the institute to spread awareness regarding keeping the hospital and the institute campus clean. Circulars have been issued to all departments highlighting the importance of cleanliness, hand washing and disposal of wastage in a proper manner. The nursing staff will be given special training in hand washing.
NEW DIRECTIONS
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Architecture conference
Chandigarh, September 27 Dalip Sharma, Regional Director, PHD Chamber, said, “The conference aimed at providing maximum opportunities of interaction to industry experts and players, to share their ideas and experiences about the latest technology.” — TNS
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Market committee supervisor suspended
Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 27 The supervisor, Gurvinder Singh, was placed under suspension after it was found that he had ‘turned a blind eye’ to the evasion of market fee. In view of the ongoing apple season, the UT has stepped up vigil to check the evasion of market fee. Of the total 7 per cent commission charged as fee by the commission agents in brokering the sale of any agricultural produce, 2 per cent goes as the market committee fee. Besides, five commission agents in the market have been issued show-cause notices for violating the rules and regulations of the commission agent licence. In the last few days, the Agriculture Secretary has deputed staff from the Enforcement Wing and other departments to keep an eye on the sale and purchase of apples in the market. The sale of apples crossed an all-time high in the season yesterday. ‘turned blind eye’ The supervisor, Gurvinder Singh, was placed under suspension after it was found that he had ‘turned a blind eye’ to the evasion of market fee. In the last few days, the Agriculture Secretary has deputed staff from the Enforcement Wing and other departments to keep an eye on the sale and purchase of apples in the market.
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Now, digital orthopaedic suite at Max
Chandigarh, September 27 It is a concept that utilises digital patient data to review, plan and execute the entire orthopaedic procedure on a single platform. The suite will be inaugurated by Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal on Monday. The usage of the Germany-based equipment will not cost extra to patients who come for orthopaedic surgeries at the hospital. Dr Manuj Wadhwa, Head, Max Elite Institute of Orthopaedics and Joint Replacement at MSSH, said the introduction of the digital orthopaedic technology was aimed at taking joint replacement and trauma care in the country to the “highest level of accuracy”. “It will ensure superior clinical outcomes, which were difficult to achieve in the conventional way of treatment,” he said. The suite has fully computerised Digital Operating Theatre that displays, records and streams at the touch of a finger. “The first functional Digital Orthopaedic Suite in Asia-Pacific works in a manner in which there is efficient digital planning for each patient and the entire surgery is executed with utmost precision, ensuring accurate alignment and precise implant positioning,” he said. “This in turn results in less blood loss during the surgery with pain-free joint movement,” added Dr Wadhwa. HIGHLIGHTS OF SUITE
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Tourism week takes off on a high cultural note
Chandigarh, September 27 The World Tourism Week celebrations were flagged off with the morning raga (Indian classical and fusion music) at Sukhna Lake by Subhash Ghosh. The students of the Institute of Hotel Management (IHM), Chandigarh Institute of Hotel Management (CIHM) and Chandigarh Hospitality Association extended a warm welcome to the tourists and visitors at the airport and railway station. During the day, the students of Government College of Arts organised a tattoo-making activity at Sukhna Lake. An exhibition of the shortlisted entries of the photography competition was also held at the Sector 17 Plaza. Meanwhile, students of the CCET, Sector 26, participated in a cleanliness drive in Sector 17 for the techno-culture fest – Apratim 2014. The drive was organised in association with the Chandigarh Tourism. In the evening, Bollywood Singer Javed Ali enthralled the audience with his hit numbers, including Guzarish, Deewana karr raha hai, Tera ishq bada teekha, Arziyan, Jab tak hai jaan. Adviser to the UT administrator KK Sharma was the chief guest on the occasion. To facilitate the tourists and visitors, a variety of attractions, concessions and incentives were also offered. CITCO also organised a unique “Cartoon & kids food festival” at Sukhna Lake.
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In P’kula, 6 file papers on last day
Hina Rohtaki Tribune News Service
Panchkula, September 27 Rawal’s filing of papers was a silent affair. The HJC candidate reached the office of Returning Officer accompanied by former Haryana Deputy CM Chander Mohan and around 25 supporters. Surprisingly, Vinod Bagai came to the venue with a huge number of supporters as compared to others. Shakti Singh filed his papers as the candidate of Gopal Kanda’s Haryana Lokhit Party and Deepak Sharma filed his nomination papers as the BSP candidate. When asked whether he would have the disadvantage of the HJC declaring the list of its candidates late while others have already started campaigning, Rawal said, “Race starts only after the whistle is blown. So there is no use of roaming in the field. I believe that here, the whistle is blown after the completion of nomination process.” Other Independent candidates, who filed the nomination papers today, were Ram Sarup and Sonia Gaur. The latter a practising advocate in the district courts. Already, over 11 candidates have filed their nominations, including BJP candidate Gian Chand Gupta, Indian National Lok Dal (INLD) candidate Kulbhushan Goyal and Congress candidate DK Bansal. The candidates’ wives are their respective covering candidates. While Bimla Gupta is Gian Chand Gupta’s covering candidate, Anju Goyal is the covering candidate of Kulbushan Goyal and Anjali Bansal is DK Bansal’s covering candidate. A total of 23 nominations have been filed in Panchkula, including independent and covering candidates. The withdrawal of nominations would take place on Monday. Meanwhile, actress and ambassador for SVEEP programme, Meghna Malik of Laado fame, on Saturday addressed a seminar at the Government College for Girls, Sector 14, where she urged people to vote.
Assets declared
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Heart care foundation
The Heart Care Foundation of India, a non-profit organisation, has announced its new initiative, Sameer Malik Heart Care Foundation Fund, on the occasion of the World Heart Day.
Dealers awarded
Mahindra First Choice Wheels Ltd (MFCWL), India’s No. 1 multi-brand certified used car company, honoured its dealers from across the country at its annual dealer performance excellence awards function.
Devotional service
‘Darshan’ of holy shrines is easy these Navratras, as Connect Broadband has brought a devotional service, Connect Darshan, which brings home live devotional audios and videos from 20 revered shrines across India. — TNS
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Protest for regularisation of services Tribune News Service
Mohali, September 27
The tent pitched by the protesters in front of the office of the DGSE was also removed by the police yesterday. Today, a large number of protesting teachers gathered at the venue and blocked traffic at the GMADA light point. They were reportedly not allowed to pitch a tent at the protest venue today. The Mohali police rounded up around 700 protesters from the spot and took them to the Phase VIII police station. “We have been fighting for our demands for the last four years. Our main demand is to regularise us and give all benefits from July 2011 onwards,” said Gurwinder Singh Bajwa, the state convener of the Computer Teachers Union.
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Co-accused creates ruckus at police station
Tribune News Service
Panchkula, September 27
The doctors found that the ‘victim’ had even banged his head in the wall. The accused is on police remand. “A few cops were taking dinner when they offered food to Thakur as well. However, he started shouting with some foam-like thing in his mouth that the cops had mixed poison in the food given to him,” said a police official. At the hospital, Thakur even accused the doctors of not treating him on urgent basis and that he would die. The doctors got some tests, including CT scan, done but were found the reports normal.
Chandimandir police station SHO Inspector Arvind Kumar said, “The medical reports showed that there was no poisonous substance in Thakur’s
body.” Thakur was held a day after a couple was arrested for murdering Harikesh of Sector 28 here and then chopping his body into parts.
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Bid for school winter uniform Tribune News Service
Chandigarh, September 27 The department had issued a centralised advertisement for the schools two weeks ago after they had failed to get adequate response. Officials from the department said earlier also the schools had faced the similar problem in getting tenders for the summer as well as winter uniform. Due to the poor response, the department had issued a centralised advertisement to ensure that all schools were able to get receive the minimum number of bids and the procurement was done on time. The sources said during the last academic session, winter uniform was distributed among the students at the fag-end of the season. The winter uniform will be provided to nearly 70,000 students. The uniform includes full-sleeved shirt and pants for boys and full-sleeved shirt and tunic for girls. For girls of Classes VI to VIII, the uniform includes full-sleeved kameez and salwar. One of the principals on the condition of anonymity said: “Even if we are able to get the minimum number of tenders for the purchase of winter uniform, it will take over a month to procure the uniform as the process is tedious.” Repeated attempts to contact Director Public Instruction DPI (Schools) Kamlesh Kumar turned futile. The Education Department provides free uniform to students from Class I to VIII in all government schools. The sources said: “Till 4:30 pm, only one retailer had come to bid for the winter uniform”. School dress Boys:
Full-sleeved shirt and pants Girls: Full-sleeved shirt and tunic For girls of Classes VI to VIII: Full-sleeved kameez and salwar
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Contests mark tourism day celebrations
Chandigarh: Students and staff members of the IHM, Banur, celebrated “World Tourism Day” on its campus here on Saturday. Events, including quiz competition, chef competition, mocktail competition, rangoli, on-the-spot painting competition, were held on the occasion. Students showcased their talents in these competitions. The main attraction of the day was the Tourism Expo organised by the students. The CEO of the college, Capt Sandeep Singh Sandhu appreciated the work done by the team members and congratulated the winners. Inaugurated
Noted Indian author and Gyanpith Award Winner Sardar Gurdial Singh on Saturday inaugurated Rajiv Gandhi College Bhawan on the PU campus. The five-storeyed Rajiv Gandhi College Bhawan has been primarily set up for the affiliated colleges of the PU with a cost of Rs 4 crore. Besides this, Poonam Suri, PU fellow and president of the DAV College Management Committee, inaugurated the Mahatma Hans Raj Seminar Hall. Campus placement drive
Barwala: As many as 25 students of the Swami Devi Dyal Group of Professional Institutes were selected in a campus placement drive here on Saturday. The drive was organised for the students of BTech and MCA. More than 370 students participated in the drive, of which 24 were selected by Allsoft Solution Company. — TNS
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300 foreign delegates attend youth peace fest
Chandigarh, September 27 Union Minister of State for Sports and Youth Affairs Sarbananda Sonowal was the chief guest, while MP Kirron Kher presided over the event. Over 300 delegates from across the globe along with many other prominent personalities were also present at the event. Sarbananda Sonowal along with Kirron Kher also presented this year’s Peace Awards to four distinguished teachers of the tricity.
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Degrees conferred on PEC students
Chandigarh, September 27 As many as 374 students in BE programme, 250 students in master’s programme and 9 students in PhD programme were conferred the degrees. Eleven gold medallists and 11 silver medallists, besides some other medallists, were also honoured on the occasion. Padma Bhushan Dr FC Kohli talked about his stint at the Tata Electric Company and Tata Consultancy Services. — TNS
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Smridhi adjudged Ms Fresher
Mohali, September 27 Bollywood actress Sonia Kaur, whose latest film “Hum Hain Teen Khurafati” is about to be released, gave the titles to winners. Punjabi singer and actor Inderjeet Nikku enthralled the audience with his numbers. The star cast of “Tamanchey”, actor Nikhil Dwivedi and DJ Shilpi, launched the music of the film on the occasion. The film is about to be released soon. Chandigarh University pop band marked the beginning of “AAGHAAZ-2014”. It was followed by a musical extravaganza in the form of a qawwali competition. Western group performances by salsa art and hip-hop managers left the audience spellbound. A Punjabi skit on education system was performed. — OC
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Chandigarh, September 27
While the pedestrians constitute almost 32.93 per cent, cyclists constitute 22.74 per cent of the total accident deaths on city roads. 
